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The most intimate soliloquy of the requiem, lightly scored for treble solo and harp, gives voice to the “little pilgrim,” or an angel voice. Dickinson’s poem suggests consolation from the departed child

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If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson (1830–86)

A Child's Requiem - Mvt 4. If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking

Roses (THE CHAINSMOKERS Cover)

Written by Andrew Taggart & Elizabeth Mencel
©2015 Courtesy of Disrupter Records/Columbia Records

Produced by the Satsuma Collective

Elif Anda & Aliza - Vocals
Nat Jenkins - Keys, Synth Bass, Bass, Organ, Perc, Vocals
James Copti - Bass, Synth Bass, Piano Sounds, Vocals
David Turk - Violin, Guitar, Vocals
Constantine Loucopoulos & Nick Saia - Alto Sax
Riley Saeger - Tenor Sax

Mixed by David Turk
Mastered by Nat Jenkins

Roses (THE CHAINSMOKERS Cover)

Composed by Stephen Paulus

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Poemas de Amor: V. Mano a Mano

Poemas de Amor: IV. Si lo dicen, digan

Poemas de Amor: III. Pasas Por Mi Calle

Poemas de Amor: II. De Tu Cama A La Mia

Poemas de Amor: I. Sonaba

The Heroine Triumphant links four songs of the 1890s which together trace the story of a young girl who comes to town in search of her brother (“Mother Was a Lady”); she is cruelly deceived by a drummer, an unscrupulous low-life, claiming to know her brother.  He proposes marriage, but in “Take Back Your Gold we find his intentions are less than honorable.  The heroine finds herself alone and cast out in “She Is More To Be Pitied Than Censured.”  Finally, she rises above her misery and woe to find a new life in “Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay!”

The opening barbershop quartet may be sung by a small ensemble, but the character voices of the narrator and the drummer should be assigned to soloists.  The Heroine Triumphant easily lends itself to some simple staging.

“Mother Was a Lady” (or “If Jack Were Only Here”)
Words by Edward B. Marks; music by Joseph W. Stern
Original copyright by Jos. W Stern & Co, 1896

“Take Back Your Gold”
Words by Louis Pritzkow; music by Monroe H. Rosenfeld
Original copyright by Jos. W Stern & Co, 1897

“She is More To Be Pitied Than Censured”
Words and music by William B. Gray
Original copyright Wm. B. Gray, 1898

“Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay!”
Words and music credited to Henry J. Sayers, 1891

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The Heroine Triumphant - Steven Sametz

Magnificat anima mea Dominum
et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae:
ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnet,
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est:
et sanctum nomen ejus.

Et misericordia a progenie in progenies
in progenies timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo dispersit superbos
mente cordis sui Deposuit potentes de sede,
et exaltavit humiles.

Esurientes implevit bonis:
et divites inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum
recordatus misericordiae suae.
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,
Abraham et semini ehus in saecula.

Gloria Patri, et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc, at semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

I Have Had Singing — Choral Music by Steven Sametz

Magnificat - Steven Sametz

Out of the depths was written shortly after my family suffered a tremendous loss at the start of 2016. The music is in many ways a eulogy, expressing my thoughts and prayers where words fail. The piece is based on a C drone, which shifts from a C minor sonority to a dramatic C major sonority in the climactic cadence. The opening motive appears in different voices with each subsequent phrase, and serves as a unifying element throughout the work. The unison treble chorus provides an ethereal descant above the textures created by the mixed chorus. The organ serves as a harmonic foundation for the piece, with occasional polyphonic episodes between the different phrases of the work.

A version with string orchestra is also available.

Psalm 130 (KJV)
edited by Andrey Stolyarov

Out of the depths I cry unto thee, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy,
and redemption.

Out of the depths (MIDI) - Andrew Stolyarov

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A Child's Requiem - Mvt 4. If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking

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